Description
On 5/29/02 this item changed from acc. no. 0000.999.8203. Notes from E. Groh, on file: Rose Street Sugar House. The building
was erected in 1763 by Bernard R Cuyler whose initials are in the peak of the S.E. end[.] The front with date 1 7 6 3 faced
towards the interior of the block to Frankfort St[.] the rear being on Duane St., the end about 30 feet {back} from Rose St.
The west end peak contained a Diamond and under it the letters I.S. made of blue glazed brick[.] I never could ascertain to
whom these letters referred. {to} [sic, struck through] The [sic, struck through] It was built for a sugar house and during
the revolution {was} [sic, struck through] used as a prison. The Rhinelander family has owned the property since 1790. [the
7 of the date written over 8] Further notes from Groh provide his complete description of the piece and its origin. ||Handwritten,
on folded folio, letterhead imprinted "The American Numismatic and Archaeological Society, New York, 186_ / Sir: [a rubbing
of obv. and rev. of E. Groh's Rose St. Sugar House medal]||Obverse: view of building date "1763" across the front between
the fourth and fifth story. "B.R.C." in the peak of the east end. "Old Sugar House Rose St. N.Y." "Founded 1763 Demolished
1892". Reverse: View of west end peak with letters "I.S." above a key and two chains below. "A British Prison During the Revolution"
dies cut by E. Sigel from drawings made by him of the building in June 1892. Over Struck by Seward Fulton St. NY. 3 (three)
in silver 50 (fifty) in copper 100 (one hundred) in White Metal Dies in my possession. [signed] Edward Groh. In the year 1859.
Mer Aug. B. Sage issued his Series of Historical Tokens and I suggested to him to include the Rose St Sugar house in the series
which he agreed to do if I would furnish him with the drawing and before I could do so the series was discontinued. To my
regret as I wished to see the building perpetuated on a medal, thirty three years later and before its demolition, I concluded
to gratify my wish and Mr E. Sigel executed the work, The word Founded was not intended as I ordered it to be "erected" and
the error is due to Mr Sigel to whom I exhibited the Sage Medalet of Liberty St Sugar house and he got the words mixed up.
Edward Groh||Documents in envelope marked "Sugar House, Rose Street New York, Medal, 1892 [underlined in red]/ Size 28 [underlined
in red]/ Page [underlined in red] / In Cabinet {Silver/Copper/White Metal [underlined in red]"
